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IHASA IN THE WOODS

Ihasa is our beautiful and sweet Akita male; our family adopted him from a dear friend with too much on her plate, as she owns a childcare facility. Now drawing pets are a favorite subject for me as well as pencil as a medium. As yet, I had not created any art with this handsome boy, so I chose to draw Ihasa for an upcoming show, which was the San Fernando Valley Art Club 2012 Spring Juried Show where I am on the board. With so much going on in our family entering, a pencil drawing was very manageable I hope you enjoy this pet portrait as much as I loved drawing it. The size is 11”x14”; the paper I chose was Strathmore Dry Media Heavy weight drawing paper. Ihasa in the Woods seamed to look best with a white/white double mat to set off the drawing, usually I like grey/black with Black Satin.

Our show runs from May 12 through June 9, located at Gallery 800 at the Historic Lankershim Arts Center, 5108 Lankershim Blvd, in North Hollywood. I welcome your comments.

I have had a love affair with animals since a small child, walking my neighbor’s dogs and walking to the Sunset stables as horses have always been close to my heart. To capture my subjects’ facial expressions and reach into those eyes, the soul of all my subjects is what to achieve. Now drawing people and adding humans to animal portraits is my new adventure in art. My favorite medium is Graphite Pencil and Charcoal.
I was raised in Los Angeles, drawing horses and dogs from about the age of five. I studied art and design in college and was a commercial artist for fifteen years. My favorite vacation places are the National parks; they are places to be close to nature. For nine years, I lived in the Pacific Northwest close to the habitat of many of these beautiful creatures. I returned to Los Angeles in 2008 where I can be a full time artist, and enjoy The San Fernando Valley Art Club where I was Treasure for three years. My philosophy is — everyone has a talent follow yours.